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Cottise vs Cottised - What's the difference?

cottise | cottised |

As a noun cottise

is (heraldry) a diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend.

As an adjective cottised is

(heraldry|of a bend) set between two cottises.

cottise

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (heraldry) A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend.

    • Usage notes

    * When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost. (Webster 1913)

    cottised

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (heraldry, of a bend) Set between two cottises.
  • (heraldry, of a bar or fess) Set between two barrulets.
    • (Webster 1913)